Great Lakes Art: The Dunes of Lake Michigan

Great Lakes dunes

“From the Indiana Dunes, Chicago feels almost like a mirage—rising across Lake Michigan beneath a sky that seems too vivid to be real.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON INDIANA DUNES

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Indiana Dunes by Topher Straus: sand dunes meet Lake Michigan, with Chicago’s skyline on the distant horizon at Indiana Dunes.
Indiana Dunes · Great Lakes dunes

The dunes of Lake Michigan

From Indiana Dunes, Chicago rises across Lake Michigan like a mirage beneath a vivid sky.

At the other end of the lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes rolls into turquoise water: soft, quiet and sacred.

Two views of the lake

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Indiana Dunes by Topher Straus: sand dunes meet Lake Michigan, with Chicago’s skyline on the distant horizon at Indiana Dunes.
Indiana Dunes · Indiana Dunes, Indiana · Explore the work
Sleeping Bear Dunes by Topher Straus: rolling dunes meet turquoise Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan.
Sleeping Bear Dunes · Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to Great Lakes?

Indiana Dunes for the southern shore and Chicago; Sleeping Bear Dunes for the northern bluffs.

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